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...physicians have lumped all these symptoms together in one condition that they now call metabolic syndrome. They believe that anyone with metabolic syndrome is at much greater risk of developing not just heart disease but diabetes as well. They're not sure whether there is a primary trigger for metabolic syndrome--say, obesity or insulin resistance--or if several biological pathways are involved. Whatever the case, says Dr. Scott Grundy, a leading expert on cholesterol who chaired the American Heart Association's first clinical conference on metabolic syndrome in September, "right now there's no single drug that can treat...
...Type 1 disease has a strong genetic predisposition, but that alone doesn't explain why people get it. Researchers believe that an environmental trigger is also necessary. Among the prime suspects are viral infections like the Coxsackie B virus. The theory is that the immune system gets fired up to ward off a viral infection, then turns its attention to pancreatic islet cells because a protein on the cell surface is chemically similar to the virus...
...peace talks if his party loses, effectively clearing the way for reunification negotiations to begin next year. Closing In VENEZUELA Opposition leaders said that more than 3.6 million people signed a petition demanding a recall referendum on President Hugo Chávez - well above the 2.4 million required to trigger a vote. If the official results confirm the figures, the referendum could be held next spring...
...suicide bombings of British targets in Istanbul trigger a Europe-wide crackdown? Eleven terror suspects were taken into custody in Western Europe last week - three in Italy, seven in Britain, and one in Germany - as a top Italian antiterror official told time that terror groups "are trying to move closer to [striking in] European territory." Security agencies were on high alert; Italian officials even discussed closing the Rome and Milan metros in the final 48 hours of Ramadan. But authorities say last week's arrests were the culmination of long investigations, not hasty responses to the Istanbul blasts. And some...
...educators are striving for just that purpose—to educate—then I wonder if the traditional, all-encompassing exam at the end of the semester is the best option, since it seems to trigger a behavior quite oppositional to efficient memory development. While this examination method has been and continues to be debated, as a sleep researcher who understands the beneficial effects of a full night of shuteye, I can’t help thinking that logic, backed by scientific fact, must prevail...